Hobbies

How To Solve A Rubiks Cube

October 8, 2007

Learning to solve a Rubik’s cube can be a frustrating experience, especially if you don’t know where to begin. So, let’s start with some basics of the cube. Each side of the cube is represented by its initial: F – front face; B – back face; L – left face; R – right face; U – [...]

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How To Tie a Bow from Ribbons : Instructional Video

September 26, 2007

Here’s an excellent video on how to tie a decorative bow out of ribbons. I have a corresponding article for this video with some simple instructions and tips here: ‘How To Make a Bow (decorative)’

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How Do I Knit a Selvage Stitch? Here’s how…

September 19, 2007

The first thing to remember about a selvage edge is that you don’t have to do one if you don’t want to! Many knitters never bother with a selvage edge and their knitting doesn’t seem to suffer any terribly consequences as a result! However, others swear by a selvage, arguing that it looks neater and makes [...]

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How To Do a Queen Stitch

September 19, 2007

How to embroider a Queen stitch A queen stitch is a lovely stitches which looks really impressive but is really very simple to do. It’s best worked on counted thread material such as aida or canvas but once you’ve got the hang of it you can actually work it on just about anything. There are a [...]

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How To Make Your Own Fimo Beads : An Illustrated Tutorial + Videos

June 12, 2007

This article will provide you with the instructions you need to make your own Fimo beads (polymer clay beads) at home, regardless of whether you’ve ever done it before or not–in fact, it’s generally written for beginners. The article includes very simple step-by-step instructions, plus pictures illustrating each step, and I’m also going to include two [...]

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